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If you could change one rule at Alcova Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,467
Elementary
DISTRICT 956 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255003395
Alcova Elementary School
770 Ewing Chapel Rd, Dacula, GA 30019 · (678) 376-8500 · Gwinnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
1,029 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 216 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 224 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 233 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 274 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 245 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 270 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (216) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (270).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -3.4pp since 2021
Math
45.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 38.8% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 41.8% |
| 2021-22 | 42.9% | 40.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alcova Elementary School
Alcova Elementary School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcova Elementary School this school | 1,467 | 70.1% | 40.4% |
| Godley Station School Savannah | 1,585 | 60.8% | 37.1% |
| Magill Elementary School Loganville | 1,259 | 76.3% | 34.4% |
| Trip Elementary School Grayson | 1,589 | 59.9% | 60.8% |
| Dacula Elementary School Dacula | 1,159 | 64.4% | 40.0% |
| Starling Elementary School Grayson | 1,340 | 57.4% | 59.0% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alcova Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #544 of 1,208 | #50 of 84 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #522 of 1,215 ▲ 113 | #50 of 84 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #478 of 1,215 ▲ 64 | #46 of 84 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #712 of 1,183 | #27 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,467 | #9 of 1,324 | #5 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #821 of 1,301 | #72 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #327 of 1,301 | #49 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #832 of 1,312 | #40 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #233 of 386 | #19 of 31 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,467
+74 (+5%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 1,049
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,467 | 105.1 | 14.0:1 | 70% (1,029) |
| 2023-24 | 1,459 | 103.9 | 14.0:1 | 72% (1,047) |
| 2022-23 | 1,436 | 98.4 | 14.6:1 | 64% (924) |
| 2020-21 | 1,393 | 94 | 14.8:1 | 55% (764) |
| 2017-18 | 1,364 | 90.1 | 15.1:1 | 63% (858) |
| 2015-16 | 1,237 | 82 | 15.1:1 | 62% (766) |
| 2010-11 | 1,049 | 72 | 14.6:1 | 62% (648) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcova Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,364 to 1,467); teachers up 17% (90.1 to 105.1).
About Alcova Elementary School
Alcova Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Dacula, Georgia. The student body numbers 1,467 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 142% larger than that.
Within Gwinnett County, Alcova Elementary School is one of 141 schools. The district enrolls 182,518 students.
Black students make up a majority at Alcova Elementary School, at 52%. Next come 26% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 28% Black among all Gwinnett County residents. Alcova Elementary School's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Alcova Elementary School total 105.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 70%. The average for public schools in Gwinnett County is 60%.
In Georgia, Alcova Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.4% actual against a predicted 41.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Alcova Elementary School is one of 150 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Dacula High School, at about 1.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Alcova Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Alcova Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,467 students in 2024-25, 74 more than the 1,393 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Alcova Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Dacula
- Dacula High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Dacula Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,866 students
- Harbins Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,320 students
- Dacula Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,159 students
- Dyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 944 students
- Puckett's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 794 students
Nearby schools
- Dacula High School1.6 mi · 2,481
- Dacula Middle School1.6 mi · 1,866
- Dacula Elementary School2.2 mi · 1,159
- Harbins Elementary School2.9 mi · 1,320
- Dyer Elementary School2.9 mi · 944
- Lovin Elementary School3.4 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About Alcova Elementary SchoolHow large is Alcova Elementary School?
Alcova Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,467 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Alcova Elementary School serve?
Alcova Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Alcova Elementary School have?
Alcova Elementary School employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Alcova Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alcova Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 26% Hispanic, 52% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Alcova Elementary School public or private?
Alcova Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.